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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021

Filed:

Feb. 06, 2019
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

James M. Cuseo, Cupertino, CA (US);

David C. Parell, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Jerzy S. Guterman, San Jose, CA (US);

Joel D. Barrera, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 13/08 (2006.01); H01Q 9/04 (2006.01); H01Q 13/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 13/085 (2013.01); H01Q 9/0457 (2013.01); H01Q 13/106 (2013.01);
Abstract

An electronic device may have metal structures such as metal electronic device housing structures and other conductive structures. The conductive structures may have a slot or other opening. An antenna may be formed from the conductive structures. Control circuitry in the electronic device may receive input from input-output devices and may use the input-output devices to provide a user with output. The control circuitry may be coupled to a radio-frequency transceiver that is used to transmit and receive wireless communications. The radio-frequency transceiver may be coupled to the antenna using a transmission line. The transmission line may have a radio-frequency connector that is coupled to a radio-frequency connector on an antenna feed bolt. The antenna feed bolt may have a shaft that spans the opening in the conductive structures and may be coupled to antenna feed terminals on opposing sides of the opening. The antenna may have a tuning bolt.


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